document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=481745>Question 481745</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels 10 mph faster. 3 hours later the trains are 510 miles apart. What it the rate of the eastbound train?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #329842 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=329842\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Distance = 510 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "west bound train speed =x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "east bound train = x+10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they are moving away.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so combined speed = x+x+10=2x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time = 3hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance = speed * time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "510=(2x+10)*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "510/3 = 2x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "170=2x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "170-10=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 80 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "East bound train speed = 80+10 = 90 mph<BR>\n" );
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